Scobura phiditia  (Hewitson, 1866)

Scobura phiditia ♂ Up. Scobura phiditia ♂ Un. Scobura phiditia ♀ Up. Scobura phiditia ♀ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Scobura phiditia ♂ Up. Scobura phiditia ♂ Un. Scobura phiditia ♀ Up. Scobura phiditia ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia phiditia Hewitson, 1866
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6):501.
TL : 'Sumatra' {Singapore} (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra.
Scobura phiditia map

Synonym

Scobura martini Elwes & Edwards, 1897 : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):205-206, pl.18, fig.22,♀. TL. Sumatra. (♀, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Scobura phiditia ; Pinratana,1985 : 68, pl.23, figs.137,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Ranong)
Scobura phiditia ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 63-64, fig.21,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Scobura phiditia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 790, pl.363, figs.H163,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Scobura phiditia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 69, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Scobura phiditia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 844, pl.390, figs.H159,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Scobura phiditia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Ranong) (accessed: 2023.08.04)

[ LAOS ]
Scobura phiditia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224, pl.140, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Thabok)
Scobura phiditia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Scobura phiditia ; Onodera,2022 : 116, pl.253, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phongsali: Muang Mai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Scobura phiditia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 125, fig.7H. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Scobura phiditia ; Evans,1949 : 293. (Tonkin)
Scobura phiditia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 170. (by Evans,1949)
Scobura phiditia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 148. (Xuan Lien; Huong Son)
Scobura phiditia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 124. (S: Cat Tien)
Scobura phiditia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi)
Scobura phiditia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 11, fig.H-73,♂. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Scobura phiditia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 79. (N / C: to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 4♂ 4♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Phongsaly : 1♂ (photo by Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 900m).


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1866 : Descriptions of new Hesperidae.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6):479-501.

Elwes, H.J. & Edwards, J.,1897 : A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):101-324, pls.18-27.


Scobura phiditia ♂
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.

1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.

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